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you have to deal with this in syria. so the president hopefully tonight while laying out what our national interest is, by laying out what his general strategy is, by laying out what his objective is certainly will talk about the fact that we have to deal with this in syria. so i just want to say to our presiding officer, the president of the senate, today that it seems to me that even if the president feels that he has the authority to do this with his own constitutional powers under article two, even if he feels that, it is totally preposterous that he would not seek our authorization to take on a different enemy and certainly to take this into another country that we have not been involved in in this way in the past, syria, to take operations on in that country with a different enemy and not come to congress, to not seek the approval of the people that the people of this country have elected to weigh in on these matters to me is again tremendously lacking in judgment. so i want to close with this. first of all, let me
you have to deal with this in syria. so the president hopefully tonight while laying out what our national interest is, by laying out what his general strategy is, by laying out what his objective is certainly will talk about the fact that we have to deal with this in syria. so i just want to say to our presiding officer, the president of the senate, today that it seems to me that even if the president feels that he has the authority to do this with his own constitutional powers under article...
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he has said that of the countries, syria, and syria, in the sense, syria, may not exist anymore. syria used to have since its foundation, following world war i and being an independent state and then the united nations following world war ii is no more. they are in dissent of the magnitude of human tragedies. the population exchanges, and the damage done to the infrastructure of the country. in the material sense, and we are talking about the country of 2 million people, and more than 25 million who have been displaced. only by a week ago, the refugees that were 160 # ,000, lebanon more, and jordan even at the same skill of turkey. our refugees, apart from those who are displaced within the country itself, and the regime in damascus cannot add to the control nearly 70% of the countryside of syria, and its urban centers, damascus and other parts, are battlegrounds between the oppositions and the regime so the -- before this started, reach today, march 15, 20 # 11, we could never think that we have too much -- march 14, 2011, it's over. the syria -- [inaudible] the question we face
he has said that of the countries, syria, and syria, in the sense, syria, may not exist anymore. syria used to have since its foundation, following world war i and being an independent state and then the united nations following world war ii is no more. they are in dissent of the magnitude of human tragedies. the population exchanges, and the damage done to the infrastructure of the country. in the material sense, and we are talking about the country of 2 million people, and more than 25...
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inspectors were in syria. syria would not admit that it possessed chemical weapons and we had two years of complete of cooperation with russia on the u.n. security council when it came to dealing with syria, kite even on resolutions and initiatives that contained no element of force. simply holding the assad accountable for what he was doing to his own people. those resolutions were blocked by the russians and the chinese. three weeks later, three weeks later and there's no question that there have been some curves in the road as we arrived to where we are now the three weeks later the united nations inspectors not only have inspected the sites that were bombed with chemical weapons on august 21 but they will be releasing a report about that inspection. syria which as recently as three days ago was denying it has chemical weapons has admitted that it has chemical weapons, has said it will transfer them to international control and it is prepared to sign the chemical weapons inspection and rush is putting its c
inspectors were in syria. syria would not admit that it possessed chemical weapons and we had two years of complete of cooperation with russia on the u.n. security council when it came to dealing with syria, kite even on resolutions and initiatives that contained no element of force. simply holding the assad accountable for what he was doing to his own people. those resolutions were blocked by the russians and the chinese. three weeks later, three weeks later and there's no question that there...
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prepare to go after them in syria. but the president has done something more. he has started to put together a coalition realizing that the american people have no appetite for american boots on the ground in syria to put together a coalition so that may be the free syrian army, may be other members of the air a bleak, maybe some other members of nato would participate. the way we treat this resolution it talks about that there would not be a recurring back military presence in in the implying of an american army on the ground. it leaves the flexibility that clearly there would be american bidders on the ground just as there already has been when we sent our special operations forces and that to try to rescue the two american journalists that subsequently met such a brutal and uncivil and then there be any. so american buyers have been there. we might need special operations kinds of missions in the future. we might need a forward air observers actually on the ground to a director in air strikes. so there is flexibilit
prepare to go after them in syria. but the president has done something more. he has started to put together a coalition realizing that the american people have no appetite for american boots on the ground in syria to put together a coalition so that may be the free syrian army, may be other members of the air a bleak, maybe some other members of nato would participate. the way we treat this resolution it talks about that there would not be a recurring back military presence in in the implying...
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but the president will admit no mistakes and no lessons learned in either iraq or syria. of course, the thing about acknowledging your mistakes, as i said earlier, is that you can learn from them, and president obama's recent foreign policy failures are no different. the lessons we've learned can and should form our strategy against isil, but first the president needs to accept, internalize and then allow himself to be guided by those lessons. if he -- if he does that, america's military campaign against the islamic state will have a much better chance of succeeding. and i would say again, mr. president, we want the president's plan to be successful. i think it's virtually universal here in the senate that we want our military in conjunction with our partners, coalition partners to degrade and destroy isil because we believe it is a serious threat, not just to the region but to the united states and our allies and our interests. but if the president won't learn from the lessons of the past and if he won't work with congress to come up with an effective strategy and if he
but the president will admit no mistakes and no lessons learned in either iraq or syria. of course, the thing about acknowledging your mistakes, as i said earlier, is that you can learn from them, and president obama's recent foreign policy failures are no different. the lessons we've learned can and should form our strategy against isil, but first the president needs to accept, internalize and then allow himself to be guided by those lessons. if he -- if he does that, america's military...
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the number in syria is reaching about 300,000. millions have been displaced because of that last invasion of iraq. the whole middle east is destabilized. is that what the republican leader wants? does he want another invasion? which country? both of them? how many troops? 100,000? 150,000? what does he want? be more specific. what does he want done that isn't being done? mr. president, i'm encouraged by the dialogue on gun safety that's taking place in the senate now. democrats and republicans are working together to find solutions and protect americans from gun violence. the obvious first step is to keep guns and explosives out of the hands of suspected terrorists and criminals. that's why it's imperative that senator collins legislation get a vote. the amendment from the senior senator from maine is bipartisan support. at the very at least, it's a step in the right direction. the state of maine has a reputation for bipartisanship. i can remember when obama was first elected, we did the american recovery act, the stimulus. we had
the number in syria is reaching about 300,000. millions have been displaced because of that last invasion of iraq. the whole middle east is destabilized. is that what the republican leader wants? does he want another invasion? which country? both of them? how many troops? 100,000? 150,000? what does he want? be more specific. what does he want done that isn't being done? mr. president, i'm encouraged by the dialogue on gun safety that's taking place in the senate now. democrats and republicans...
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troops from syria. senate armed service committee jack reid of rhode island and former relations committee ranking member bob menendez of new jersey also spoke in support of senator graham's message. [inaudible conversations] >> all right, ready? good morning. i'm here with my colleagues, senator reid from rhode island who is the ranking democrat on armed services. senator menendez from new jersey who is the ranking democrat on foreign relations. institutionally, these gentlemen are a big deal. they represent the voice of the democratic party on the armed services committee and the foreign relations committee, which deals with foreign policy. i am from south carolina as you can tell them i have tried to halt president trump auric hand, will continue to do so and i want him to be successful, but i find myself in a situation where the best way i can help the president is to tell him the truth as they see it. so there's a statement by the president today that the idea that russia, assad and iran are not ha
troops from syria. senate armed service committee jack reid of rhode island and former relations committee ranking member bob menendez of new jersey also spoke in support of senator graham's message. [inaudible conversations] >> all right, ready? good morning. i'm here with my colleagues, senator reid from rhode island who is the ranking democrat on armed services. senator menendez from new jersey who is the ranking democrat on foreign relations. institutionally, these gentlemen are a big...
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i want to turn now to syria. i will start with ambassador crocker, because i believe only member of the panel served in damascus and we can get reactions after ambassador crocker's response. what are the best steps the united states can take at this point, not looking retroactively or assigning blame or credit for any action anyone took in 2011 at this point to reduce iranian influence inside of syria? i'd like your advice in terms of best practical steps. i don't think anyone believes, the american people will support a large-scale conventional military deployment to syria but what are the best practical steps we could take that would have the durable support of the american people to minimize iranian influence inside of syria? >> thank you, senator, and thank you for your service. there are several things. the most critical thing in my view is, pull together a policy. what we're seeing now with the syrian democratic force that were so closely allied with us in the campaign against isis they don't know what we'r
i want to turn now to syria. i will start with ambassador crocker, because i believe only member of the panel served in damascus and we can get reactions after ambassador crocker's response. what are the best steps the united states can take at this point, not looking retroactively or assigning blame or credit for any action anyone took in 2011 at this point to reduce iranian influence inside of syria? i'd like your advice in terms of best practical steps. i don't think anyone believes, the...
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can do on sanctions for a particularly with syria? and what you guys to get him bragging about getting around the sanctions? >> i will make two points. there is more and we are working with our allies to put greater pressure on the assad regime to isolated further to deprive it of economic lifeblood. i don't have specific new sanctions to announce today that we are certainly working with friends of syria with our international partners to do everything we can to put greater pressure on assad peery with regards to the e-mails lysol that it's really sickening if you think about it that a man that is overseeing the slaughter of his own people is going about the sanctions and getting an itunes account, there may be no better image for the kind of heartless and brutal approach that he's taken to the demands of his own people for greater democracy and better treatment from their own government. >> is their anything the defense of syria even and at the end of this month -- >> well, we are -- we are working very much preparing for that friend
can do on sanctions for a particularly with syria? and what you guys to get him bragging about getting around the sanctions? >> i will make two points. there is more and we are working with our allies to put greater pressure on the assad regime to isolated further to deprive it of economic lifeblood. i don't have specific new sanctions to announce today that we are certainly working with friends of syria with our international partners to do everything we can to put greater pressure on...
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syria's neighbor -- syria's neighbors are overflowing with 2.5 million refugees. this week amnesty international and save the children released the reports that underscore the atrocities that the syrian people have suffered and continue to suffer. these reports describe the regime's use of starvation tactics against its own citizens. syrian children dying from preventable diseases and newborn babies freezing to death in underequipped hospitals. unicef reported this week that syria is now one of the most dangerous places on the earth to be a child. these unspeakable horrors confirm my worst fear about the conflict: that the most vulnerable and innocent are at the center of president assad's siege against his own people. i wanted to share the story of a 10-year-old syrian boy that he shared -- when he shared his experience with the conflict. this 10-year-old boy and his account from save the children's 2012 report entitled "untold atrocities: the stories of syria's children" -- here's the story, one of the stories, but here it is in his own words. quote -- "when the
syria's neighbor -- syria's neighbors are overflowing with 2.5 million refugees. this week amnesty international and save the children released the reports that underscore the atrocities that the syrian people have suffered and continue to suffer. these reports describe the regime's use of starvation tactics against its own citizens. syrian children dying from preventable diseases and newborn babies freezing to death in underequipped hospitals. unicef reported this week that syria is now one of...
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the rise of isis in northern iraq and its operations in syria have threatened regional stability and the security of our allies in jordan, turkey, lebanon and kuwait. the involvement of foreign fighters raises fears of potential terrorist blots here at home. earlier this month, defense secretary chuck hagel said there are more than 100 u.s. citizens with passports fighting for the terrorist group. he went on to say there may be more, we don't know. the secretary of defense. secretary hagel, who will testify tomorrow before the armed services committee, has called isis -- quote -- "an imminent threat to every interest we have, whether it's in iraq or anywhere else." unquote. shait john kerry has expressed similar alarm, saying -- quote -- "the wickedness it represents must be destroyed." unquote. i agree. but if these statements are true, then we should respond to them aggressively. like secretary hagel and secretary kerry, the american public is concerned about the threat of isis to the united states. a new report by the rurnl and nbc news says nearly seven in ten americans believe m
the rise of isis in northern iraq and its operations in syria have threatened regional stability and the security of our allies in jordan, turkey, lebanon and kuwait. the involvement of foreign fighters raises fears of potential terrorist blots here at home. earlier this month, defense secretary chuck hagel said there are more than 100 u.s. citizens with passports fighting for the terrorist group. he went on to say there may be more, we don't know. the secretary of defense. secretary hagel, who...
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syria joined them. and now more than a thousand syrian civilians lay dead due to assad's decision to bring back these horrors. how will we react? our former colleague and respected national security leader, dick lugar, says chemical weapons -- and i quote -- "may be the greatest threat to our country of any security risk that we have, much more than any other government, for example, or any other nation because these weapons can be used by terrorists by very small groups." dick lugar, who played such a great role in securing nuclear weapons after the cold war, dick lugar, who understands what could happen if we turn our back now. so i respectfully ask my colleagues, don't look away, don't rationalize inaction. we cannot stay silent. if we fail to act in the face of such a brazen violation of international norms, in the face of an assault on conscience, then these laws, outlaws these weapons, become meaningless and we put the security of all of us at risk. if we fail to act, we make it more likely that t
syria joined them. and now more than a thousand syrian civilians lay dead due to assad's decision to bring back these horrors. how will we react? our former colleague and respected national security leader, dick lugar, says chemical weapons -- and i quote -- "may be the greatest threat to our country of any security risk that we have, much more than any other government, for example, or any other nation because these weapons can be used by terrorists by very small groups." dick lugar,...
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as to syria, the great disappointment in this debate to me is that no one our side is addressing syria in a coherent fashion. there is no one left to destroy isil and push them out. the free syrian army has been decimated. that window closed three years ago. spent $500 million training 60 people. so how do you destroy isil without a ground component in iraq and eventually syria? who makes up the ground forces? there is no bodyli left in syri with the ability to destroy isis and assad. if you leave assad in power it will never end and the syrian people will not tolerate him being in power after he slaughtered their family. i think that ground force comes from the region. if i were president here is what i would do: i would go to the region and i would ask them to make up a very large army of which will be a small part. saudi arabia, egypt, turkey, jordan, those with military capability, form a regional force with two objectives to destroy isil by going in and pulling them up by the roots, destroying their head quarter and the caliphate in its capital, holding the ground until syria can
as to syria, the great disappointment in this debate to me is that no one our side is addressing syria in a coherent fashion. there is no one left to destroy isil and push them out. the free syrian army has been decimated. that window closed three years ago. spent $500 million training 60 people. so how do you destroy isil without a ground component in iraq and eventually syria? who makes up the ground forces? there is no bodyli left in syri with the ability to destroy isis and assad. if you...
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it is a very large number. >> that would be from syria question mark. >> that would be from syria and iraq. there are more than 1 million refugees in turkey right now. hundreds of thousands if not 1 million refugees in jordan. the neighboring countries are already hosting large numbers of and if there be a concern of military and our desire not to do more harm than good and what we provide. at the same time our expectation is weird doing operations throughout the area. we don't want to get into areas where we will cause more damage. right now we are challenged because you do not have the observers that would make it more efficient than what it is today. can you share what you are doing to try to improve that situation and how you would like to see that handled? >> we routinely use our intelligence, surveillance, assets, manned aircraft to make sure we understand what is going on the ground before we employ weapons. we are diligent in our efforts there. not overly cautious to the point where we can't take advantage of opportunities to engage the enemy. we are mindful of the possibility
it is a very large number. >> that would be from syria question mark. >> that would be from syria and iraq. there are more than 1 million refugees in turkey right now. hundreds of thousands if not 1 million refugees in jordan. the neighboring countries are already hosting large numbers of and if there be a concern of military and our desire not to do more harm than good and what we provide. at the same time our expectation is weird doing operations throughout the area. we don't want...
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way to look for a model with syria. the measures we have taken now have to do with dealing with the media and dealing with suffering. in other words they deal with temporary problems that do not solve the problem in the long run. if we do not know the model for syria which achieve social that would be between the rich and the poor, the country and the city, we will have a problem. ecosphere is already a big problem in the disparity between the country in and the city, despite the balanced economic policy which syria has followed in terms of providing equal opportunities and economic independence and relying on the local resources are going to believe that this issue needs national dialogue on the economy, something will do later in order to move ahead in this field. these are some basic titles for the next phase. these titles are the axis around which, with any other. there is no doubt that one single speech would not address all the issues. therefore the national dialogue will be the method through which any issue that
way to look for a model with syria. the measures we have taken now have to do with dealing with the media and dealing with suffering. in other words they deal with temporary problems that do not solve the problem in the long run. if we do not know the model for syria which achieve social that would be between the rich and the poor, the country and the city, we will have a problem. ecosphere is already a big problem in the disparity between the country in and the city, despite the balanced...
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in syria the complexity of syria has everything to include turkey which has an enormous refugee influx and they have gone through an attempted a haphazard coup that costs innocent people to be killed. we are seriously concerned across nato about the s. 400 the russian system. >> and another nato allies. >> to a degree but as you know the eastern european countries equipped -- . >> after we have gone past that, if that ever happened? >> i'm not aware of it. >> i also know i can do you host job but are there the complexities on the inherited the structure the comes comes with that system with respect to our own intelligence safety and security? look i agree we need to protect turkey in way to help them to make their homeland safe but if this is an outlier in any time since nato was established 37 understatement? >> i don't believe so senator. this sparked a lot of concern. >> thank you. >> thank you senator tillis. senator hirono. >> thank you mr. chairman. i want to thank all of you gentlemen for your service to our country and secretary mattis thank you very much for your continuing co
in syria the complexity of syria has everything to include turkey which has an enormous refugee influx and they have gone through an attempted a haphazard coup that costs innocent people to be killed. we are seriously concerned across nato about the s. 400 the russian system. >> and another nato allies. >> to a degree but as you know the eastern european countries equipped -- . >> after we have gone past that, if that ever happened? >> i'm not aware of it. >> i...
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syria? that is question number one because everything that we talk about, we're focused on iran, but in midsummer of turmoil and at the epicenter is a civil war in syria which 11 million syria refugees from lebanon and jordan and elsewhere and a world that has been more less indifferent to that. so the way to deal with syria is to step back from a side. >> one last question. >> i want to do congratulate the panel it is extraordinary work you have done to organize this has been extraordinary. i will complement the perception that will happen politically and raise the concern and i agree this will look very much like the affordable care act with constant amendment so the challenge going forward to have a remarkable job to have 41 senators and nancy policy has done an extraordinary job in the house of representatives bader villages and - - vigilance in work have to continue because we can see this undone by a thousand cuts if we're not careful and we have to be very mindful of that. >> we shoul
syria? that is question number one because everything that we talk about, we're focused on iran, but in midsummer of turmoil and at the epicenter is a civil war in syria which 11 million syria refugees from lebanon and jordan and elsewhere and a world that has been more less indifferent to that. so the way to deal with syria is to step back from a side. >> one last question. >> i want to do congratulate the panel it is extraordinary work you have done to organize this has been...
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it's something we have to be cognizant of as we look across the middle east and what's going on in syria, what's going on in lebanon, what's going on inside of iraq and it's this that terry and potential building of sectarian conflict between sunni and shia and the exploitation of that by nonstate actors such as al qaeda and other organizations who will try to take advantage of this. now house panel on possible changes to medicare and medicaid and the changes for doctors and medical programs. this subcommittee hearing is two hours. >> this subcommittee will come to order. the chair but recognize himself for an opening statement. this subcommittee has played an integral role in advancing a permanent repeal of a sustainable growth rate, the sgr and implementing a sound replacement policy for medicare reimbursement to physicians. we reported out dr. burgess's medicare patient access and quality improvement act of 2013, h.r. 2810 by a voice vote in the full committee reported out favorably by a vote of 51-0 last july. as we move ahead with a permanent sgr fix, we also need to examine the exp
it's something we have to be cognizant of as we look across the middle east and what's going on in syria, what's going on in lebanon, what's going on inside of iraq and it's this that terry and potential building of sectarian conflict between sunni and shia and the exploitation of that by nonstate actors such as al qaeda and other organizations who will try to take advantage of this. now house panel on possible changes to medicare and medicaid and the changes for doctors and medical programs....
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the border from east to west have traveled into syria. jonathan's remarks were about its hard to monitor the border. it is very noticeable that on the kurdish side closer rat, not order is pretty well locked out. it is actually very, very hard to cross illegally. of course they're not allowing people to cross at the moment. on the more sunni side, it is very open. the geography is slightly different. it is more mountainous on the western side. but if for example you go down to the border gate, you have the main entry point which is monitored and controlled at the turkish arms and the immigration service. there is an illegal way in right by the camp and it is never going backwards or forwards by the turkish authorities. you can meet people, for example, with ease inside turkey. a missouri on the border hides the family and is frequently visiting. whether they are for a moose or a bore isys travel on the jihadi express biplane and istanbul usually. so there aren't any real sign that turkish authorities are trying to close it down. for month
the border from east to west have traveled into syria. jonathan's remarks were about its hard to monitor the border. it is very noticeable that on the kurdish side closer rat, not order is pretty well locked out. it is actually very, very hard to cross illegally. of course they're not allowing people to cross at the moment. on the more sunni side, it is very open. the geography is slightly different. it is more mountainous on the western side. but if for example you go down to the border gate,...
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an insecure and unstable world with what putin has done in the ukraine, particularly what we see in syria. 2% spending on defense and making sure we review is the right answer. they have got an answer. they are not going to spend 2%. they are not to renew submarines, but they come up with a really brilliant cancer. they are bringing back as their spokesman and spin doctor, damien arrived. this is the leader's opposition. we can win in 2020 but only for spend the next five years building a movement in putting forward the new politics. honest, kinder and more kerry and. six months old, and damon mcbride is back. [shouting] >> the colleagues are calling for more. there will be more. >> thank you, mr. speaker. last week i visited palestine along with several honorable friend where we visited the home and family who lived in the old city of east jerusalem since 1953. however, settlers are now trying to force 60 years under our many other cases. does the prime minister agree with me that illegal settlements and construction are a roadblock that handle peaceful negotiations and what is this doin
an insecure and unstable world with what putin has done in the ukraine, particularly what we see in syria. 2% spending on defense and making sure we review is the right answer. they have got an answer. they are not going to spend 2%. they are not to renew submarines, but they come up with a really brilliant cancer. they are bringing back as their spokesman and spin doctor, damien arrived. this is the leader's opposition. we can win in 2020 but only for spend the next five years building a...
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no area gains more attention than syria and iraq. isil is waging campaign of unspeakable brutality against the local population and indeed against anyone who does not share its ideology. isil is well-armed and well-financed. it is fighters are disciplined committed and battle hardened. left unchecked the group would pose a serious danger not only to syria and iraq but to the wider region and beyond concluding threats on homeland of the united states and homelands of our partners. this will be a long-term struggle. isil will not be rolled back overnight. if there is one thing we learned over the years that success against terrorism requires patience and determination. clearly our country will be dealing with terrorism in one form or another for many years to come. what makes terrorism so difficult to fight is not just the ideology that fuels it, or the tactics that enable it, the power of modern communication also plays a role. new technologies can help groups like isil coordinate operations, attract new recruits, disseminate propagan
no area gains more attention than syria and iraq. isil is waging campaign of unspeakable brutality against the local population and indeed against anyone who does not share its ideology. isil is well-armed and well-financed. it is fighters are disciplined committed and battle hardened. left unchecked the group would pose a serious danger not only to syria and iraq but to the wider region and beyond concluding threats on homeland of the united states and homelands of our partners. this will be a...
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ambassador to syria, probably our greatest expert on syria and the rebels, particularly, and until recently our senior state department official working with the moderate opposition, could not have had more compelling testimony. in response to questions i posed to him about whether a moderate armed opposition still exists for us to train and arm, he said, yes, they exist. yes, they are already fighting isil. and, yes, they share our view that a radical extremist islamic state should not be imposed on syria and that this conflict will only end with a political deal or negotiated settlement. in response to questions about whether there is recruitment potential, can we find enough fighters who are moderate who will pass our vetting standards to receive our training? he said, yes, we know them. we've provided them with nonlethal assistance which they have used responsibly. and, by the way, he described them as being pretty resill yep- resilient even in the face of being youth gunned, that they are still -- being outgunned, that they are still engaged and fighting for their own future. and he al
ambassador to syria, probably our greatest expert on syria and the rebels, particularly, and until recently our senior state department official working with the moderate opposition, could not have had more compelling testimony. in response to questions i posed to him about whether a moderate armed opposition still exists for us to train and arm, he said, yes, they exist. yes, they are already fighting isil. and, yes, they share our view that a radical extremist islamic state should not be...
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forces repelled an attack in syria. do you believe these russian mercenary groups are acting under the direction of or in coordination with the russian government? ori cannot speak to whether not that particular action was executed with the knowledge. what i know now is unclassified level. >> if i could follow up later with you on these. >> just ma'am. >> thank you. want the members to be aware we have two votes coming 11:00. it will be the intention of senator reid and myself to work through this. >> you and others have testified it is in fact the russia's continuing its efforts to interfere with our elections. last weekdgers testified he had no specific authority to counter these efforts. both of you pointed out that homeland security is the lead counter the russian efforts to interfere with elections. i understand the department of homeland security is working with the state election people to ensure infrastructure will to hacking byble russians, but who is responsible to counter the use of social media by russians t
forces repelled an attack in syria. do you believe these russian mercenary groups are acting under the direction of or in coordination with the russian government? ori cannot speak to whether not that particular action was executed with the knowledge. what i know now is unclassified level. >> if i could follow up later with you on these. >> just ma'am. >> thank you. want the members to be aware we have two votes coming 11:00. it will be the intention of senator reid and myself...
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a safe haven for itself in syria. indeed i believe the unit new york times documented a whole series of transaction between isil and the syrian regime. all the assessments show that in terms of the attraction of jihad ease, the ongoing tactics that he pursued in trying to retain power, arresting protesters or anybody suspected of dissent and then the mass torture that has occurred in syrian prison, these, as my british colleague said yesterday, every barrel bomb that syria and assad drop is a gift to isil. so we have made clear from the beginning that it is going to require a robust coalition to defeat isil. the idea that doubling down on the assad approach to counter insurgency, namely to treat isil and moderates and civilians and hospitals as equally worthy targets, that is a difficult approach. our shared interest is an interest that we share with russia and that is degrading and defeating isil. the approach of of supporting a regime that has helped fuel the rise of isil, that is a misguided approach and it's not t
a safe haven for itself in syria. indeed i believe the unit new york times documented a whole series of transaction between isil and the syrian regime. all the assessments show that in terms of the attraction of jihad ease, the ongoing tactics that he pursued in trying to retain power, arresting protesters or anybody suspected of dissent and then the mass torture that has occurred in syrian prison, these, as my british colleague said yesterday, every barrel bomb that syria and assad drop is a...
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we will evaluate serious compliance as we see syria. the >> it doesn't necessarily indicate -- [inaudible] >> the initial provision of information and that is the one-week deadline and will evaluate compliance when we see what experience have provided and then there is a 30 day deadline in accordance with the convention. the sba at >> not asking you about the action, but about the president's performance on the economy. when the fed says the economy simply not strong enough to take the training wheels off, is that not an indictment of present policies? >> no. again without commenting on fed policy, it is some in the president says every time he speaks about the economy that he is more work to do. all the actions taken at various levels to address the severe economic straits we witness the nation were meant to do was to help propel this economy in a different direction. >> there's other potential depression. >> the economy hasn't -- [inaudible] >> the economy is not where we need it to be. what is true is the economic policies that produ
we will evaluate serious compliance as we see syria. the >> it doesn't necessarily indicate -- [inaudible] >> the initial provision of information and that is the one-week deadline and will evaluate compliance when we see what experience have provided and then there is a 30 day deadline in accordance with the convention. the sba at >> not asking you about the action, but about the president's performance on the economy. when the fed says the economy simply not strong enough to...
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the sanctions followed actions in july against three senior hezbollah military officials in syria in lebanon who providing military support to the syrian regime. and an additional hezbollah procurement agent who serve as the point person for the procurement and transient of weapons and material for the group and its history and partners for at least 15 years. these designations also follow treasures action star negotiations over the jcpoa when the department utilize multiple authorities and sanctioned more than 100 iranians and iran blinked persons and entities including more than 40 under its ongoing terrorism sanction authorities. this november treasury also participated in the u.s. the gulf cooperation council working group on iran through which participants discuss our joint efforts to counter iran's support for hezbollah, for the assad regina for other militant proxies in the region. that working group continues to improve information sharing and cooperation to take joint action targeting iran's support for terrorism and its other destabilizing activities in the region and aroun
the sanctions followed actions in july against three senior hezbollah military officials in syria in lebanon who providing military support to the syrian regime. and an additional hezbollah procurement agent who serve as the point person for the procurement and transient of weapons and material for the group and its history and partners for at least 15 years. these designations also follow treasures action star negotiations over the jcpoa when the department utilize multiple authorities and...
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is in syria. we're being asked to make further contribution to international effort to contain daesh from extending the mayhem and bloodshed of that accompanies their every move even more widely across the middle east. serious questions have been raised that i respect those who raised them. there is unease about ground forces. there is proper concern about the strategy and endgame and about the aftermath about rebuilding. some say simply innocent people are more likely to be killed. military action does create casualties, however much we try to minimize them. so should we on those grounds abandon action in iraq although we undertake it at the request of iraq's government and it does seem to be making a difference? should we take no further action against daesh who are themselves killing innocent people and striving to kill more every day of the week? or should we simply leave it to others? would we make ourselves a bigger target for daesh attack? we are a target. we will remain a target. no need t
is in syria. we're being asked to make further contribution to international effort to contain daesh from extending the mayhem and bloodshed of that accompanies their every move even more widely across the middle east. serious questions have been raised that i respect those who raised them. there is unease about ground forces. there is proper concern about the strategy and endgame and about the aftermath about rebuilding. some say simply innocent people are more likely to be killed. military...
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there is wmd in syria. wouldn't that be a loss of face with where i'm i'm at in a job and a loss of conduit in the middle east? >> who would like to take that? >> i will start and let anybody jump in. it would have an effect to say that you can tell now what that effect would be and how quickly it would manifest itself is difficult. it is the stack above activities, how many things going together is the blind man at approaching the cliff. you don't know quite where that cliff is and where will change. syria is clearly important to iran, clearly important to iran and that regime is clearly important to iran but what the effect would the overtime, how that would manifest itself is pretty hard to forecast. >> there are very few countries that are standing tall or short with syria these days. iran happens to be one of the few. john, did you have a question? >> john alterman. david's notion that maybe iran would use -- and could be very successful for a long time doing that versus the notion that ap there is an
there is wmd in syria. wouldn't that be a loss of face with where i'm i'm at in a job and a loss of conduit in the middle east? >> who would like to take that? >> i will start and let anybody jump in. it would have an effect to say that you can tell now what that effect would be and how quickly it would manifest itself is difficult. it is the stack above activities, how many things going together is the blind man at approaching the cliff. you don't know quite where that cliff is and...
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. >> israel conducted an airstrike in syria. i wondered if the president was aware of that as he endorsed that military action? >> i don't have any comment for you on those reports. a retreat to the government is surreal for questions about deliberations or actions that may or may not taken. i just don't have anything for you on it. yes. >> on sequestration, senator reid mentioned yesterday taken a look at oil and gas and tax breaks as one way for sequestration. i think that's what you just mentioned. i'm just wondering, how actively as the white house working on not an in sequestration are not specific point and how concern is the white house that getting rid of these would affect what is one of the few bright spots in the economy, all the jobs and economies. >> one of the few bright spots? i contest that. i think there has been, as i just noted, a month to month job creation. there was positive economic growth in 2012, 2011 and we continue to believe this as i that unless actions by those in washington take us in a different d
. >> israel conducted an airstrike in syria. i wondered if the president was aware of that as he endorsed that military action? >> i don't have any comment for you on those reports. a retreat to the government is surreal for questions about deliberations or actions that may or may not taken. i just don't have anything for you on it. yes. >> on sequestration, senator reid mentioned yesterday taken a look at oil and gas and tax breaks as one way for sequestration. i think that's...
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the conflict in syria is devastating its neighbors. lebanon is suffering from increased bombings in crossborder attacks by both the syrian government and opposition fighters in response to hezbollah's role in the fighting. unofficial estimates suggest that half of lebanon's population will soon be syrian refugees. similar estimates suggests that syrian refugees now represent 15% of the population in jordan, which is straining to manage the social instability this entails. turkey has been destabilized. and perhaps most worrisome of all, the conflict in syria is largely to blame for the resurgence of al qaeda in iraq, which has grown into the larger and more lethal islamic state of iraq and syria, which now possesses a safe haven that spans large portions of both countries. nowhere is this more threatening or more heart breaking than in fallujah. iraqi city, where hundreds of u.s. troops were killed and wounded, fighting to rid it of terrorists and extremists but where the black flags of al qaeda now hang above the city. the sanctuary th
the conflict in syria is devastating its neighbors. lebanon is suffering from increased bombings in crossborder attacks by both the syrian government and opposition fighters in response to hezbollah's role in the fighting. unofficial estimates suggest that half of lebanon's population will soon be syrian refugees. similar estimates suggests that syrian refugees now represent 15% of the population in jordan, which is straining to manage the social instability this entails. turkey has been...
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government of syria. you got iran to further involve. you've got nonstate actors such as hezbollah or the kurdish melissa, the u.s. backing and supporting certain elements whether plan destiny or album openly. going after isis. has been exposed gaps in public international law, or has it highlighted chartering interpretations of public international law? thank you. >> three great questions to close on. so we had the criminal court one. we had this reciprocity and deterrence and then we had the implications of syria. we want to just go right down the panel and start with dave? let's start with you, ambassador. we will go down the panel and respond to each. >> on the question of syria, that's a terrific question. and it's also if you look at syria on the one hand and ukraine on the other. in the case of syria, under international law the u.s. government position, in the absence of a u.n. security council authorization under chapter seven, in the absence of a basis under national collective self-defense or c
government of syria. you got iran to further involve. you've got nonstate actors such as hezbollah or the kurdish melissa, the u.s. backing and supporting certain elements whether plan destiny or album openly. going after isis. has been exposed gaps in public international law, or has it highlighted chartering interpretations of public international law? thank you. >> three great questions to close on. so we had the criminal court one. we had this reciprocity and deterrence and then we...
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at this stage because of the invasion, we have complete instability in syria. about 300,000 r dead there -- 300,000 are dead there. millions have been displaced, driven into europe and other places. iran is stronger than they would have been but for the war. the whole middle east is destabilized. when president bush took office because of the work done in the clinton add mtionz -- administration, we had a balanced budget. can you imagine that, a balanced budget? we were spending less than we were taking as a country. we had when bush took office a surplus of ten years of $7 trillion. where is that money now? it's been used with a credit card, a credit card that paid for two wars i repeat, unpaid for, and tax cuts unpaid for. we're now upside down. so for my friend to talk about failed foreign policy, it takes a tremendous amount of mental gymnastics. so we've been clear from the start, enough on the war in iraq. it's a disaster i disas -- it'sr take will be written about for centuries because the full impact of it is not over yet. we've been clear from the star
at this stage because of the invasion, we have complete instability in syria. about 300,000 r dead there -- 300,000 are dead there. millions have been displaced, driven into europe and other places. iran is stronger than they would have been but for the war. the whole middle east is destabilized. when president bush took office because of the work done in the clinton add mtionz -- administration, we had a balanced budget. can you imagine that, a balanced budget? we were spending less than we...
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we have very strong support for efforts in syria. are you referring to syria and iraq? >> at syria and iraq given isil's march but in particular may can sure we don't see a further spread. jordan has been particularly a focus for us given the border area right there with iraq but this is part of the administrations attempt to create this counterterrorism partnership fund to shore up particularly the neighbors of iraq and syria to make sure that they have a flexible way to respond to the threats to make sure we don't see that spread and then to ask for funding for training that i did syrian moderate opposition so we have some sort of attempt from the inside of syria to secure those areas as well. it's impossible to just let the isl threat that iraq only because as i said yesterday it's kind of like error to the loom. we need a comprehensive approach approach outside in and inside-out. >> it's interesting you say that. i think people on this committee have been saying for a year and a half that when the time was right when we could have taken steps in syria that could hav
we have very strong support for efforts in syria. are you referring to syria and iraq? >> at syria and iraq given isil's march but in particular may can sure we don't see a further spread. jordan has been particularly a focus for us given the border area right there with iraq but this is part of the administrations attempt to create this counterterrorism partnership fund to shore up particularly the neighbors of iraq and syria to make sure that they have a flexible way to respond to the...
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and then there is syria. it is estimated at 7,500 lives have been lost. a scene of the worst state sponsored violence, accelerating of a fight to the finish. full support of russia and iran. steady supply of weapons, ammunition and other systems exploding to assad from moscow and tehran and as the washington post reported on sunday iranian military and intelligence operatives are likely working to support assad. the president made it the objective of the united states that the killing in syria must stop and assad must go. he is committed to prestige and credibility. national-security interest in stopping the squad in syria and forcing assad to leave power. and with hezbollah's lifeline to iran eliminate a longstanding threat to israel and sovereignty and independence. a state sponsor of terrorism engaged in proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. it would be a geopolitical success of the first quarter and strategic defeat for the iranian regime. it is not clear that the present policy will achieve our goals in syria. recent testimony to this committ
and then there is syria. it is estimated at 7,500 lives have been lost. a scene of the worst state sponsored violence, accelerating of a fight to the finish. full support of russia and iran. steady supply of weapons, ammunition and other systems exploding to assad from moscow and tehran and as the washington post reported on sunday iranian military and intelligence operatives are likely working to support assad. the president made it the objective of the united states that the killing in syria...
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you need identity card and reach turkish border with syria. it is slightly more complicated and more expensive from the united states. the second reason has to do with the fact in the u.s. we do not see the recruiting networks that we see in europe. i'm not saying they are completely nonexistent in the u.s. but in europe we have significantly more established and sophisticated structures of recruiting networks that do not exist in the united states. even both internet, social media to some degree, substitute itself, recruiting networks, a lot of people argue it doesn't completely substitute face-to-face interaction. you don't join isis just with a online interaction with somebody. the vast majority of the cases you join isis and other groups you have some personal connection to somebody who has connections there. the third reason, which is more of a macrolevel, has to do with very different levels of radicalization, between european and american muslim communities. i do not want to overstate the problem in europe. i think periodically when we
you need identity card and reach turkish border with syria. it is slightly more complicated and more expensive from the united states. the second reason has to do with the fact in the u.s. we do not see the recruiting networks that we see in europe. i'm not saying they are completely nonexistent in the u.s. but in europe we have significantly more established and sophisticated structures of recruiting networks that do not exist in the united states. even both internet, social media to some...
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in syria we don't have any of that. we don't have american troops or personnel or civil -- civilians at risk. i'm not disparaging -- i'm not deep candidating -- deep are a candidating the or -- horror of chemical weapons. they're not being used on americans at present. we don't have a treaty or a multilateral alliance, even, that is asking us to join in. we certainly don't have the authorization of the united nations. under that situation, it seems to me, that the president is beginning hostilities from what i call standing start. we're not being pulled in to it. i think that is the circumstance under which the phoenix, if you want to go to the history, we can do that also. suggests in that circumstance the president has to seek authorization from congress. it doesn't have to be a, quote, deck declaration of war. it's now obsolete. but the president does not have the authority, and i can't find anyone who has asserted it until recently, until the second bush administration. the president does not have the authority to s
in syria we don't have any of that. we don't have american troops or personnel or civil -- civilians at risk. i'm not disparaging -- i'm not deep candidating -- deep are a candidating the or -- horror of chemical weapons. they're not being used on americans at present. we don't have a treaty or a multilateral alliance, even, that is asking us to join in. we certainly don't have the authorization of the united nations. under that situation, it seems to me, that the president is beginning...
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of the moderate syria opposition have on the ongoing conflict? could it put additional pressure on assad? >> well, it could help to the extent that we can put through and train for more people who are vetted. that would be helpful. >> thank you. senator inhofe. >> thank you, mr. chairman. we had six things i was going to ask, but i think director clapper answered two of them. a lot of detail, but i want to mention snowden that tied a war, and then one other question about the iran. first of all, you -- i thought you covered it very well, director clapper, in terms of what snowden has done. the disturbing thing, and we hear from an awful lot of people, treating him as if he's a hero, and i look at it more as a trader, and i would like to get from each one of you that he is ploabl, the degree he's perpetrated the single greatest compromise of information in american history, and secondly, respond that i believe that the vast majority of the 1.7 million documents that was stolen have nothing to do with nsa or surveillance programs and if disclosed o
of the moderate syria opposition have on the ongoing conflict? could it put additional pressure on assad? >> well, it could help to the extent that we can put through and train for more people who are vetted. that would be helpful. >> thank you. senator inhofe. >> thank you, mr. chairman. we had six things i was going to ask, but i think director clapper answered two of them. a lot of detail, but i want to mention snowden that tied a war, and then one other question about the...
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in northwestern syria. people fled in the thousands. we estimate somewhere around 12,000 fled mainly because they were terrified of army and syrian intelligence retaliation against them. the army and especially the intelligence services have a fearsome reputation and we have seen plenty of videos on arabic satellite tv of how they beat and torture people. some of them quite gruesome. so people fled in real fear. that's what happened in the town that i visited up in the north in june. so we appreciate the role that the turks have played. my understanding now is that some refugees who went to turkey are beginning to trickle back into syria. they think that they will be safe. the syrian red crescent has extended promises that they will watch over people coming back. that there is not mistreatment. i think most of the refugees are still in turkey somewhere around 8,000 still there. so plenty of people are still afraid and don't trust their own government in syria. but the turkish role on this has been, i think,
in northwestern syria. people fled in the thousands. we estimate somewhere around 12,000 fled mainly because they were terrified of army and syrian intelligence retaliation against them. the army and especially the intelligence services have a fearsome reputation and we have seen plenty of videos on arabic satellite tv of how they beat and torture people. some of them quite gruesome. so people fled in real fear. that's what happened in the town that i visited up in the north in june. so we...
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we have succeeded in reaching an internal agreement in syria. we together removed the threat of force, the threat of a worsening situation and managers to force the regime of assad with the stockpiles of chemical weapons and together we are looking resolutely for a political outcome so desperately needed. to get a french and americans also want to work for growth and introduce a new rules that will prevented financial crisis and enable us to fight more efficiently against. [inaudible] the strength and robustness of the american economy is a source of hope for all countries provided that we'll -- open our markets. we will succeed. together we will also rise to the challenge of climate change. hosting their conference in 2015. it is up to us to convince our major partners to take the necessary steps before it is too late, and i know i can count on your commitment. mr. president, the relations between our two countries have reached an exceptional level of closeness. there is one simple reason for that. we share the same vision of the world and shar
we have succeeded in reaching an internal agreement in syria. we together removed the threat of force, the threat of a worsening situation and managers to force the regime of assad with the stockpiles of chemical weapons and together we are looking resolutely for a political outcome so desperately needed. to get a french and americans also want to work for growth and introduce a new rules that will prevented financial crisis and enable us to fight more efficiently against. [inaudible] the...
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take another extreme: syria. syria is a very complicated country. where our interest are intense, not only syria and it's relationship to israel, syria and it's relationship to lebanon, syria and it's relationship to iran on the one hand, hezbollah, hamas, intense interest. what about syria? syria is run by an allied a tiny minority of the shiite forum of islam. but syria as a whole is a majority sunni country. it also has a tradition over the last 40 or so years of secularism being run by the baathist party. if bashar gets overthrown who replaces him? a step forward or backward? it's hard to stay. yemen is a very different case. yemen is a very tribal society. before president saleh managed to consolidate, there was a north and south lebanon. at one time, the soviet union supported south lebanon -- i mean yemen. we supported north yemen. so each one of these situations is different and complicated. let me move on just very quickly. i've already talked 15 minutes. just for a little bit about afghanistan and pakistan. and i think you cannot discuss t
take another extreme: syria. syria is a very complicated country. where our interest are intense, not only syria and it's relationship to israel, syria and it's relationship to lebanon, syria and it's relationship to iran on the one hand, hezbollah, hamas, intense interest. what about syria? syria is run by an allied a tiny minority of the shiite forum of islam. but syria as a whole is a majority sunni country. it also has a tradition over the last 40 or so years of secularism being run by the...
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but it is a fact that the tragedy of syria continues even to this minute. if anything, today it is worse because of the bombing by the russians, which i'm told has gone into areas which previously had been protected because of the citizen and civilian populations. the result is obvious. millions, literally millions of people in syria over the last four years have fled. they're running for their lives, and they're running from war, and they're running from terrorism. dr. salul recently wrote an article about his trip to the united states. he arrived in 1989, and he tells the story of coming to chicago and feeling very much alone. he graduated from medical school in damascus. he had a chance to practice medicine in chicago, but he wasn't sure that he could ever really ever fit in. and he tells the story in 1989 of his first thanksgiving in chicago when a fellow doctor invited him to join her and her family for thanksgiving dinner. it was a gracious gesture, a gesture of hospitality. and dr. salul has not forgotten it to this day. this article which i'll place
but it is a fact that the tragedy of syria continues even to this minute. if anything, today it is worse because of the bombing by the russians, which i'm told has gone into areas which previously had been protected because of the citizen and civilian populations. the result is obvious. millions, literally millions of people in syria over the last four years have fled. they're running for their lives, and they're running from war, and they're running from terrorism. dr. salul recently wrote an...
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on syria train and equip of rebel fighters, can you bring us up-to-date on where we are at now. how soon it might start in that you have established some standards for valuing this potential training candidates and psychological standards and stress standards? >> been some movement than we are working through the process by we would not necessarily initially invest recruits but continuously that them as they work their way through this curriculum. and it would be a building block of a curriculum. i'm throughout the process of that, the treaties would be continuously vetted as they move from one block in the to the next and we are putting that employs. and so site surveys continue as you know, we have three countries we are working with them to continue to finish the survey of some of the sites and some of them are more ready to accept trainees than others, but for that process and infrastructure in place continues. but the larger question, we have not begun an act of recruiting as we are developing the criteria and guidelines. and we do need to get the funding to goes would be a
on syria train and equip of rebel fighters, can you bring us up-to-date on where we are at now. how soon it might start in that you have established some standards for valuing this potential training candidates and psychological standards and stress standards? >> been some movement than we are working through the process by we would not necessarily initially invest recruits but continuously that them as they work their way through this curriculum. and it would be a building block of a...
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and the boundary line dividing iraq from syria is today on the ground largely a fiction. so we need in syria a strong and a moderate and an armed and trained opposition ready, willing and able to fight isis on the ground. the president referred last night to our successful counterterrorism strategy in several places in the world and let me as the cochair of the african affairs subcommittee briefly mention ways in which this strategy in syria is similar to what our strategy has been in somalia in combating an al qaeda affiliate which lass governed much of somalia over the past decade. there has been a similar strategy the united states has convinced combined training, language section and tactical support with an a.u. authorized force drawn from burundi and be where they have held territory while the somali government get reestablished. in the case of syria, saudi arabia has just stepped up and agreed to to provide the funding and space to equip syrian coalition fighters. in congress we must act swiftly to support that training and equipping mission that the president has
and the boundary line dividing iraq from syria is today on the ground largely a fiction. so we need in syria a strong and a moderate and an armed and trained opposition ready, willing and able to fight isis on the ground. the president referred last night to our successful counterterrorism strategy in several places in the world and let me as the cochair of the african affairs subcommittee briefly mention ways in which this strategy in syria is similar to what our strategy has been in somalia...
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is it to help send a signal to syria? what is your reed on this. >> tony, i think that is little out of my area of operation. >> you follow russia and russia's geopolitical motivations. >> right. so i think what i would say is that, our concern, right now, in nato and as the european commander is what is happening along the turkish border. this is an ally that if we have to we will defend. that has been stated very clearly. so we're concerned about all of the operations by all of the players on the south side of that border would cause anything to cross it or increase the flow of foreign fighters or anything of the things that can affect us in europe. >> your concern, even though you're ucom, that could ripple with turkey being an example. >> i'm concerned about the spinover into turkey and your european partners. >> given the concerns that you have mentioned, and mainly in what is going on the turkish border, do you think nato could play a role in the near future stablizing what is going on in syria and iraq? as you may
is it to help send a signal to syria? what is your reed on this. >> tony, i think that is little out of my area of operation. >> you follow russia and russia's geopolitical motivations. >> right. so i think what i would say is that, our concern, right now, in nato and as the european commander is what is happening along the turkish border. this is an ally that if we have to we will defend. that has been stated very clearly. so we're concerned about all of the operations by all...
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the fact is clear al qaeda then moved to syria. it became isis and now we have seen the consequences of the abject failure of that administration, that president, and that secretary of state. you cannot deny the facts. all i'd say to my friend from south carolina, this didn't have to happen, but what is happening now as a consequence of that failure as much as we want to revisit history is we could stop it now. we could stop it now. we could declare a no-fly zone. we could have a hundred thousand person force, 90% of them sunni arab countries and going to rack can and take them -- raqqa and take them. we could tell bashar assad he's got to stop the slaughter. the barrel bombs have to stop. the bucket buster bombs have to stop or we will take their planes out of the air. and you know what would happen, i'd say to my friend from south carolina? the next time one of them was shot down after dropping a bomb and these terrible weapons on innocent civilians, it would stop. mr. graham: you've been a fighter pilot in combat flying for your
the fact is clear al qaeda then moved to syria. it became isis and now we have seen the consequences of the abject failure of that administration, that president, and that secretary of state. you cannot deny the facts. all i'd say to my friend from south carolina, this didn't have to happen, but what is happening now as a consequence of that failure as much as we want to revisit history is we could stop it now. we could stop it now. we could declare a no-fly zone. we could have a hundred...
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we will go with syria and take syria to a stronger and we will go forward. we will not be intimidated by the units or intimidation because we have the right and make that deal with you. >> boe presidents bashar al-assad on what to al jazeera. they've been talking for the last 55 minutes. our coverage will continue. that is al-assad being integrated -- and greeted by his supporters in damascus. we will dispense. islamic leader today >>> i think cybersecurity remains the top priority because of its national security implications. we saw the congress failed to reach the site security legislation in 2012 as perhaps many would have predicted. they remain a part because industry is opposed to any sort of cybersecurity standard. >> i think another issue is implementing the incentive options to create more spectrum so the ftc has their sleeves rolled up and people are working on that and some hot-button issues are on the licensed spectrum that the sector is coming up with all the time. >> ned neutrality could be a big time. the d.c. circuit is considering the challe
we will go with syria and take syria to a stronger and we will go forward. we will not be intimidated by the units or intimidation because we have the right and make that deal with you. >> boe presidents bashar al-assad on what to al jazeera. they've been talking for the last 55 minutes. our coverage will continue. that is al-assad being integrated -- and greeted by his supporters in damascus. we will dispense. islamic leader today >>> i think cybersecurity remains the top...
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other embedded syrian forces outside syria. keeping our focus as we had in recent months on battle hardened proven anti-áuntran5á leaders . whom we can make more capable as any blurs and amplifiers of our effects . in this context, let me say that the section 1209 program is central to our ground campaign in syria and we are now carrying out a different approach and instead on that we use to train and enable local elements that have proven themselves against isil on the battlefield. we've moved away from last year's disappointments with a rubber program and we need your support to fully overcome them area to focus on the program as it is now and in particular release the now $349 million and 1209 funding currently blocked by congress. mister chairman, i understand you help to clear these funds with the committee and i hope other committees will follow suit and i am grateful for that. the fact is for our commanders to be agile and accelerating our campaign against isil we need a similarly agile congressional funding process. w
other embedded syrian forces outside syria. keeping our focus as we had in recent months on battle hardened proven anti-áuntran5á leaders . whom we can make more capable as any blurs and amplifiers of our effects . in this context, let me say that the section 1209 program is central to our ground campaign in syria and we are now carrying out a different approach and instead on that we use to train and enable local elements that have proven themselves against isil on the battlefield. we've...
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now you're right, there are people from iraq who then went into syria but it was in the chaos of syria at exactly the same point by the way, in the chaos of syria that that ungovernable space that is where isis came into being. they headquartered themselves in raqqa and went back over the border into iraq my point, you know we had the debate about syria these last years. i agree when you leave the space ungovernable that is where terrorism breeds. but non-intervention can also lead to those spaces being created. partial intervention can lead to spaces being created. one thing i have got to say about this report, i say this with respect, difference between people writing report and taking decisions. nowhere in this report did they say what they believed would have happened if we had taken the decision, well, don't quite advocate it but they imply, nowhere did they say that. now if people are going to say the decision was wrong, they have at least to consider the points that i'm making that saddam might have gone back and recans statuted his program -- reconstituted is had program as ira
now you're right, there are people from iraq who then went into syria but it was in the chaos of syria at exactly the same point by the way, in the chaos of syria that that ungovernable space that is where isis came into being. they headquartered themselves in raqqa and went back over the border into iraq my point, you know we had the debate about syria these last years. i agree when you leave the space ungovernable that is where terrorism breeds. but non-intervention can also lead to those...
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and, again, let me remind you, two milwaukeeans were arrested in texas trying to get to syria. this is a growing -- feingold: the chairman of the homeland security committee here has had an opportunity to raise the fbi's budget so they can get more eight. there's a -- agents. there's a proposal out there right now. he hasn't acted on that. they need those resources so they can do all these investigations. he has not acted in the way that he can, and that same thing goes for the intelligence budget. johnson: mike, we are always fighting for more funding to defend this 2345eugs and the homeland. the problem is, for example, defense. democrats have held up the defense authorization bill because they hold it hostage for training programs and things that simply don't work, and that's been our conundrum. we've got a divide in this country, and the fact of the matter is i'm there for prioritizing to the top priorities of government. democrats, the allies that senator feingold would end up in the senate warrant to spend -- want to spend more on domestic programs that in many cases do m
and, again, let me remind you, two milwaukeeans were arrested in texas trying to get to syria. this is a growing -- feingold: the chairman of the homeland security committee here has had an opportunity to raise the fbi's budget so they can get more eight. there's a -- agents. there's a proposal out there right now. he hasn't acted on that. they need those resources so they can do all these investigations. he has not acted in the way that he can, and that same thing goes for the intelligence...
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they are responsible for the majority of killings in syria. they are complicit knowingly, purposefully. they are not merely the enablers, they are the providers of those assets used by assad against his own people. and we've seen how unscrupulous arms dealers continue to provide arms to the assad regime that enable his killing. just yesterday i was pleased to announce that the defense department will stop doing business with ross sew ross sew borne exports, the arms dealer selling to assad. the united states government purchasing helicopters to go to the afghans with the knowledge that that same russian export agency was selling weapons to assad. it was stopped but it's just one example of a company that allows assad to continue killing his own people. this bill also requires the president to submit a list of people responsible for human rights abuses committed against the people of syria. the president must submit a list of those culpable individuals who should be held accountable for human rights abuses committed by assad against his own peo
they are responsible for the majority of killings in syria. they are complicit knowingly, purposefully. they are not merely the enablers, they are the providers of those assets used by assad against his own people. and we've seen how unscrupulous arms dealers continue to provide arms to the assad regime that enable his killing. just yesterday i was pleased to announce that the defense department will stop doing business with ross sew ross sew borne exports, the arms dealer selling to assad. the...